US3986315A - Adjustable height insulation panel - Google Patents

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US3986315A
US3986315A US05/630,061 US63006175A US3986315A US 3986315 A US3986315 A US 3986315A US 63006175 A US63006175 A US 63006175A US 3986315 A US3986315 A US 3986315A
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Wayne Terrance Nungesser
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Priority to FR7631498A priority patent/FR2330948A1/fr
Priority to CA263,884A priority patent/CA1040379A/fr
Priority to SE7611816A priority patent/SE424909B/xx
Priority to ES452865A priority patent/ES452865A1/es
Priority to NLAANVRAGE7612040,A priority patent/NL177783C/xx
Priority to IT28868/76A priority patent/IT1073386B/it
Priority to GB45539/76A priority patent/GB1518445A/en
Priority to JP51132519A priority patent/JPS591916B2/ja
Assigned to BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY THE, A CORP. OF NJ. reassignment BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY THE, A CORP. OF NJ. MERGER (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). EFFECTIVE DATE:03/31/78 Armed Forces in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada Assignors: DIAMOND POWER SPECIALTY CORPORATION
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L59/00—Thermal insulation in general
    • F16L59/12—Arrangements for supporting insulation from the wall or body insulated, e.g. by means of spacers between pipe and heat-insulating material; Arrangements specially adapted for supporting insulated bodies
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62—Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/74—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls
    • E04B1/76—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to heat only
    • E04B1/78—Heat insulating elements
    • E04B1/80—Heat insulating elements slab-shaped
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C2/00—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels
    • E04C2/30—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the shape or structure
    • E04C2/40—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the shape or structure composed of a number of smaller components rigidly or movably connected together, e.g. interlocking, hingedly connected of particular shape, e.g. not rectangular of variable shape or size, e.g. flexible or telescopic panels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L59/00—Thermal insulation in general
    • F16L59/08—Means for preventing radiation, e.g. with metal foil

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  • This invention relates generally to reflective insulation assemblies and particularly to selectively extendable panels of such reflective insulation.
  • Field installation of such insulation also may require removal to allow quick and easy access to the insulated structure.
  • the base of a nuclear reactor may require maintenance and periodic checking. It would be desirable to have some method of partially dropping some of the insulation to easily provide such maintenance and inspection.
  • the present invention solves the forementioned problems associated with prior art devices as well as others by providing an adjustable height reflective insulation panel assembly which is rigidly retained in selectively extended positions.
  • the panel assembly includes an outer panel having a number of spaced reflective insulation sheets and a pocket formed along one side to slidably accommodate an inner panel.
  • the inner panel may be extended in and out of the pocket to any position and captured in that extended position by a latching assembly provided on the outside face of the pocket.
  • This latching assembly may be formed as an L shaped clip which has one leg extending along the face of the pocket and the other leg extending through a wall of the pocket to pierce the wall of the inner panel and prevent any movement of the inner panel within the pocket.
  • the leg extending along the pocket is retained by spring clips fastened to the pocket wall by spotwelding.
  • the L shaped clip may be removed by rotating the clip out of the spring clips and pulling the second leg out of engagement with the inner panel.
  • one aspect of the present invention is to provide an adjustable height reflective insulation panel assembly.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a telescoping insulation panel assembly wherein the telescoping panel is rigidly retained in any number of extended positions.
  • FIG. 1 depicts the panel assembly of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the panel assembly taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional side view of the panel assembly taken along line 6--3 of FIG. 1.
  • FIGS. 4 and 4a are side and top views of the L shaped clip retainers for retaining the inner panel of the panel assembly of FIG. 1.
  • the panel assembly 10 includes an outer panel assembly 12 forming a pocket 14 within which an inner panel 16 is telescopically moved to numerous positions.
  • the outer panel assembly 12 also provides an enclosed area 18 which is lined with individual sheets 20 of spaced reflective insulation.
  • the spacing between sheets 20 may be maintained in numerous known ways such as spacing clips or off-sets formed in the sheets themselves.
  • the inner panel 16 may be similarly lined with sheets of spaced reflective insulation.
  • the outer panel assembly 12 is formed from heavy gauge material such as stainless steel sheets approximately 0.025 in. thick to provide a rigid structure which is still lightweight.
  • the outer panel assembly 12 is also assembled to insure that the pocket 14 is free from any obstructions such as pop-rivet heads which may jam the inner panel 16.
  • an inner case 22 and an outer case 24 are formed to have lips 26 inside of which a pair of L shaped side members 28 are located.
  • the short leg of the members 28 is pop-riveted to the outer case 24 by pop-rivets 30.
  • the ends of the long leg of the members 28 are spotwelded to the lips 26 of the inner case 22.
  • a central partition 32 is spotwelded bracket clips 34 which extend into the enclosure 18 and may be either pop-riveted or spotwelded to the members 28.
  • the top of enclosure 18 is sealed by a top closure panel 36 which may be spotwelded to brackets 40 located in the enclosure 18.
  • the bottom of the panel assembly 10 is sealed by a bottom closure panel 38 which may be formed as a flanged extension of the outer case 24 spotwelded to a flange 43 of the inner case 22 or which could also be formed as a flanged extension of the inner case 22.
  • the bottom closure panel 38 is easily formed as a separate sheet and spotwelded to flanges of both the inner and outer cases 22 and 24.
  • the foregoing assembly thus insures that the pocket 14 is free of any burrs or protrusions, such as pop-rivets, which may jam the inner panel 16 and allows the inner panel 16 to move smoothly within the pocket 14.
  • This type of panel assembly 10 is especially useful as a skirt for a nuclear reactor wherein the inner panel may be slidably adjusted to fit snug against the bottom head of the reactor.
  • Each clip assembly 42 has an L shaped member 44 having a short end 46 extending at substantially a right angle from a flat face 48. Holes 50 are formed in the inner case 22 through which the inner case 16 may be drilled or otherwise punctured when the desired extension of the inner case 16 from the pocket 14 is achieved. The short end 46 of the clip 44 is then extended through the hole 50 to further extend into the holes formed in the inner case 16. The clip 44 is then rotated to engage the flat face 48 of the clip 44 within a pair of spring clips 52 spotwelded at one end to the inner case 22. To ease the rotation of the clips 44 into the spring clips 52 a tab 54 is formed at substantially right angles to the flat face 48 of the clip 44.
  • the short end 46 of the clip 44 may be formed down to a sharp point which will pierce the inner panel 16 when pressure is applied to the clip 44 to simultaneously pierce and lock the inner panel in the desired extended position. It will be understood that such modifications and improvements have been deleted for the sake of conciseness and readability but are clearly within the scope of the present invention.

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  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
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US05/630,061 US3986315A (en) 1975-11-07 1975-11-07 Adjustable height insulation panel
DE2646085A DE2646085C2 (de) 1975-11-07 1976-10-13 In seiner Länge verstellbares Spiegelisolierelement
FR7631498A FR2330948A1 (fr) 1975-11-07 1976-10-20 Panneau isolant reflechissant de hauteur reglable, forme de deux parties a montage telescopique
CA263,884A CA1040379A (fr) 1975-11-07 1976-10-21 Panneau isolant de hauteur reglable
SE7611816A SE424909B (sv) 1975-11-07 1976-10-25 Forlengbart, reflekterande och isolerande plattaggregat
ES452865A ES452865A1 (es) 1975-11-07 1976-10-29 Conjunto de panel de aislamiento reflectante, extensible.
NLAANVRAGE7612040,A NL177783C (nl) 1975-11-07 1976-10-29 Reflecterend isolatiepaneel.
IT28868/76A IT1073386B (it) 1975-11-07 1976-10-29 Pannello da isolamento ad altezza regolabile
GB45539/76A GB1518445A (en) 1975-11-07 1976-11-02 Variable extension thermal insulation panel assembly
JP51132519A JPS591916B2 (ja) 1975-11-07 1976-11-05 高さ調節自在の継熱パネル

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US4901497A (en) * 1989-06-23 1990-02-20 Lee Yuan Ho Fastener for form panels
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GB2214949B (en) * 1988-01-30 1991-11-13 Ecometal Ltd Building panels
US4901497A (en) * 1989-06-23 1990-02-20 Lee Yuan Ho Fastener for form panels
WO2000058579A1 (fr) * 1999-03-16 2000-10-05 Kaefer Isoliertechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg Construction et son utilisation
EP1860248A2 (fr) * 2006-05-23 2007-11-28 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. Elément d'isolation et bâtiments dotés d'un tel élément d'isolation
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FR2330948B1 (fr) 1979-03-02
NL177783B (nl) 1985-06-17
NL7612040A (nl) 1977-05-10
JPS591916B2 (ja) 1984-01-14
NL177783C (nl) 1985-11-18
DE2646085C2 (de) 1983-09-15
SE424909B (sv) 1982-08-16
JPS5259358A (en) 1977-05-16
SE7611816L (sv) 1977-05-08
FR2330948A1 (fr) 1977-06-03
DE2646085A1 (de) 1977-09-22
CA1040379A (fr) 1978-10-17
GB1518445A (en) 1978-07-19
ES452865A1 (es) 1977-11-01

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